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Cambodia’s civil service faces a fundamental dilemma: while the law envisions a professional and politically neutral bureaucracy, the reality has long blurred the boundary between serving the state and serving the ruling party.
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Separating Politics from Civil Service: A Reform Cambodia Keeps Avoiding
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s civil service faces a fundamental dilemma: while the law envisions a professional and politically neutral bureaucracy, th...
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September 9, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Cambodia’s civil service faces a fundamental dilemma: while the law envisions a professional and politically neutral bureaucracy, the reality has long blurred the boundary between serving the state and serving the ruling party.
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Cambodia has spent years making the case that sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable principles.
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Between Kyiv and Moscow: What Cambodia's Senate President's Russia Trip Tells Us
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has spent years making the case that sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable principles. Its position on Russia&...
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September 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Cambodia has spent years making the case that sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable principles.
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Cambodia cannot fully heal from its violent past without addressing the psychological scars that conflict has left on individuals and communities.
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Reconciliation Is Not Enough: Cambodia Must Treat the Mental Scars of War
Cambodia cannot fully heal from its violent past without addressing the psychological scars that conflict has left on individuals and communities. The experi...
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September 2, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Cambodia cannot fully heal from its violent past without addressing the psychological scars that conflict has left on individuals and communities.
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The Ministry of Environment and the UN Development Program (UNDP) have pledged stronger cooperation on development and mobilizing finance for climate resilience, with $40 million finalized in the last 12 months.
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Cambodia, UNDP Finalize $40m for Climate Projects
PHNOM PENH – The Ministry of Environment and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have pledged stronger cooperation on development and mobilizing financ...
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September 2, 2026 at 9:53 AM
The Ministry of Environment and the UN Development Program (UNDP) have pledged stronger cooperation on development and mobilizing finance for climate resilience, with $40 million finalized in the last 12 months.
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Cambodia's Defence Ministry has rejected a Thai Air Chief allegation that Cambodian forces fired first in the deadly border clashes, triggering Thai retaliation and displacement of more than 100,000 civilians.
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Cambodia Denies Firing First Shot in Clash with Thailand
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia's Defence Ministry has rejected a Thai Air Chief allegation that Cambodian forces fired first in the deadly border clashes, t...
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September 2, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Cambodia's Defence Ministry has rejected a Thai Air Chief allegation that Cambodian forces fired first in the deadly border clashes, triggering Thai retaliation and displacement of more than 100,000 civilians.
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Bou Meng, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 interrogation center, has died at 85, further narrowing an already vanishing pool of Cambodians who witnessed the genocide firsthand.
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August 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Bou Meng, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 interrogation center, has died at 85, further narrowing an already vanishing pool of Cambodians who witnessed the genocide firsthand.
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Two senior US defense officials, including Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby, will visit Cambodia this week as part of a four-nation regional tour aimed at deepening bilateral defense ties.
Senior US Defense Officials to Visit Cambodia as Security Ties Grow
PHNOM PENH — Two senior US defense officials, including Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby, will visit Cambodia this week as part of a four-nation re...
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August 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Two senior US defense officials, including Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby, will visit Cambodia this week as part of a four-nation regional tour aimed at deepening bilateral defense ties.
Cambodian authorities have found 20-year-old Singaporean Aishah Siregar, who had been reported missing, after she traveled to Cambodia due to emotional distress and deliberately cut off contact with her family.
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July 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Cambodian authorities have found 20-year-old Singaporean Aishah Siregar, who had been reported missing, after she traveled to Cambodia due to emotional distress and deliberately cut off contact with her family.
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Every imported meerkat, raccoon, iguana or sugar glider arriving in Cambodia carries more than an exotic appeal.
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Cambodia's Exotic Pet Trade Raises Risks of Disease, Wildlife Crime and Ecological Damage
PHNOM PENH — Every imported meerkat, raccoon, iguana or sugar glider arriving in Cambodia carries more than an exotic appeal. It also carries microbes,...
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June 1, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Every imported meerkat, raccoon, iguana or sugar glider arriving in Cambodia carries more than an exotic appeal.
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Young Brao Woman Leads Community to Save Fisheries | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/youn...
Young Brao Woman Leads Community to Save Fisheries
PHNOM PENH – Indigenous Brao woman Koeun Seyha, 23, travels from district to district by motorbike as a volunteer trainer in fisheries resource c...
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May 14, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Young Brao Woman Leads Community to Save Fisheries | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/youn...
Expert Says UNCLOS Can Ease Cambodia-Thailand Maritime Tensions if Politics Do Not Interfere | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/expe...
Expert Says UNCLOS Can Ease Cambodia-Thailand Maritime Tensions if Politics Do Not Interfere
PHNOM PENH – An international law expert has urged Cambodia and Thailand to return to negotiations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of th...
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May 14, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Expert Says UNCLOS Can Ease Cambodia-Thailand Maritime Tensions if Politics Do Not Interfere | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/expe...
Envoys Concerned as Appeal Court Upholds Kem Sokha Verdict | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/envo...
Envoys Concerned as Appeal Court Upholds Kem Sokha Verdict
PHNOM PENH – The Appeal Court on April 30 upheld the 2023 treason verdict against former opposition leader Kem Sokha.
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April 30, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Envoys Concerned as Appeal Court Upholds Kem Sokha Verdict | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/envo...
$5 Million Cashew Plant Planned as Cambodia’s Processing Sector Struggles | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/5-mi...
$5 Million Cashew Plant Planned as Cambodia’s Processing Sector Struggles
PHNOM PENH — A $5 million cashew processing plant is set to be built in Kampong Thom province as Cambodia doubles down on adding value to one of its bi...
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April 28, 2026 at 10:24 AM
$5 Million Cashew Plant Planned as Cambodia’s Processing Sector Struggles | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/5-mi...
$5 Million Cashew Plant Planned as Cambodia’s Processing Sector Struggles | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/5-mi...
$5 Million Cashew Plant Planned as Cambodia’s Processing Sector Struggles
PHNOM PENH — A $5 million cashew processing plant is set to be built in Kampong Thom province as Cambodia doubles down on adding value to one of its bi...
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April 28, 2026 at 10:24 AM
$5 Million Cashew Plant Planned as Cambodia’s Processing Sector Struggles | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/5-mi...
Cambodian, Thai Top Diplomats Hold Border Talks in Brunei to Strengthen Trust | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/camb...
Cambodian, Thai Top Diplomats Hold Border Talks in Brunei to Strengthen Trust
PHNOM PENH – After months of tension and fragile calm along the Cambodia-Thailand border, a quiet but telling moment unfolded in Brunei, where diplomac...
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April 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Cambodian, Thai Top Diplomats Hold Border Talks in Brunei to Strengthen Trust | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/camb...
Kingdom to Cosmos: Cambodia Eyes First Satellite Within Five Years | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/king...
Kingdom to Cosmos: Cambodia Eyes First Satellite Within Five Years
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia is setting its sights on the cosmos.
In a quiet but striking shift, the governmen...
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April 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Kingdom to Cosmos: Cambodia Eyes First Satellite Within Five Years | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/king...
New Life, New Momentum: Sixth Dolphin Birth Fuels Cambodia’s Conservation Push | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/new-...
New Life, New Momentum: Sixth Dolphin Birth Fuels Cambodia’s Conservation Push
PHNOM PENH — Along a quiet bend of the Mekong, a tiny dorsal fin has broken the surface—and with it, a sense of renewed hope. Cambodia is celebra...
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April 28, 2026 at 10:22 AM
New Life, New Momentum: Sixth Dolphin Birth Fuels Cambodia’s Conservation Push | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/new-...
Gold Reserves Boosted to Enhance Stability | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/gold...
Gold Reserves Boosted to Enhance Stability
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia bought a net one tonne of gold in February, a move that highlights the country’s approach to macroeconomic management, mana...
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April 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Gold Reserves Boosted to Enhance Stability | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/gold...
Thailand’s Threat to Scrap Maritime Pact ‘Regrettable’: Cambodia | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/thai...
Thailand’s Threat to Scrap Maritime Pact ‘Regrettable’: Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – Cambodians have expressed concern over Thailand’s potential withdrawal from the 2001 memorandum of understanding (MoU) on maritime d...
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April 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Thailand’s Threat to Scrap Maritime Pact ‘Regrettable’: Cambodia | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/thai...
Cambodia Turns to India in Calculated Shift to Diversify Defence Alliances | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/camb...
Cambodia Turns to India in Calculated Shift to Diversify Defence Alliances
PHNOM PENH — As geopolitical fault lines sharpen across Asia, Cambodia is quietly widening its strategic options. A second joint military exercise with...
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April 9, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Cambodia Turns to India in Calculated Shift to Diversify Defence Alliances | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/camb...
Thailand’s push to terminate the land border agreement with Cambodia, despite a fragile border truce, reflects a significant shift from bilateral engagement to unilateral conduct in Thai statecraft.
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Thai Confrontation Looms as Border MOU at Risk
PHNOM PENH – Thailand’s push to terminate the land border agreement with Cambodia, despite a fragile border truce, reflects a significant shift f...
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March 26, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Thailand’s push to terminate the land border agreement with Cambodia, despite a fragile border truce, reflects a significant shift from bilateral engagement to unilateral conduct in Thai statecraft.
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Siem Reap Deserves Better Than a Copy-Paste Walking Street | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/siem...
Siem Reap Deserves Better Than a Copy-Paste Walking Street
Siem Reap is at a turning point.
Tourism is picking up again, the population is growing, and there’s in...
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March 25, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Siem Reap Deserves Better Than a Copy-Paste Walking Street | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/siem...
Job Issues and Debt Plague Returnee Migrants: Study | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/job-...
Job Issues and Debt Plague Returnee Migrants: Study
PHNOM PENH – More than 900,000 migrant workers returned from Thailand between July and December last year after border clashes.
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March 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Job Issues and Debt Plague Returnee Migrants: Study | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/job-...
Why Northeastern Ecotourism Communities Are a Must-Visit | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/why-...
Why Northeastern Ecotourism Communities Are a Must-Visit
PHNOM PENH – White sandy beaches, flooded forests and sightings of endangered birds at community-based ecotourism sites in Stung Treng and Kratie provi...
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March 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Why Northeastern Ecotourism Communities Are a Must-Visit | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/why-...
Priced Out of the Road: Cambodia’s Drivers Struggle as LPG Cost Soars | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/pric...
Priced Out of the Road: Cambodia’s Drivers Struggle as LPG Cost Soars
PHNOM PENH — A conflict unfolding thousands of kilometers away in the Middle East is now hitting home in Cambodia, as soaring gas prices leave drivers ...
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March 24, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Priced Out of the Road: Cambodia’s Drivers Struggle as LPG Cost Soars | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/pric...